From Takow to Kaohsiung

Bannan Line MRT (板南線)

The Bannan (板南線; a.k.a. Blue line) runs roughly west-east from Dingpu Station (BL01; 頂埔) in Tucheng District of New Taipei City and then through its Banqiao District, as well as Wanhua, Zhongshan, Daan, Xinyi and districts to Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (BL23; 南港展覽館) in Nangang District of Taipei City, stopping at a total of 23 stations. Its name is a portmanteau of Ban(qiao) and Nan(gang).

BL01 Dingpu (頂埔)
BL02 Yongning
BL03 Tucheng
BL04 Haishan
BL05 Far Eastern Hospital
(亞東醫院站) BL06 Fuzhong
BL07 Banqiao (板橋)
.......... Banqiao MRT Station takes its name from New Taipei City’s Banqiao
.......... District (板橋區), which is the seat of the city administration. Literally meaning “Plank
.......... Bridge”, it refers to a wooden footbridge built over the Lama (湳仔溝; now Lanya 湳雅)
.......... Creek early in the period of Han-Chinese immigration. (For more details, see here)
BL08 Xinpu
BL09 Jiangzicui
BL10 Longshan Temple
BL11 Ximen
BL12 Taipei Main Station

Original Japanese-era temple building
(photo:Ｗikipedia)

BL13 Shandao Temple (善導寺)
.......... Shandao Temple MRT Station takes its name
.......... from the nearby Shandao Temple (善導寺; lit.
.......... “Kind Guidance Temple”) dates back to the
.......... beginning of the Period of Japanese Rule (1895~
.......... 1945), belongs to the Pureland School of
.......... Buddhism (淨土宗), and moved to its current
.......... location in 1936~37.
.......... Today, it is officially the largest temple in Taipei
.......... City. You are forgiven for not recognizing its
.......... name, however, since most people do not visit
.......... the temple to burn incense; present offerings of
.......... fruit, children’s clothing or cash; or to throw jiao-wei (筊杯) and have their fortunes
.......... told.
.......... This is because the “temple” is primarily a “columbarium” (靈骨塔; lit. “Spirits [&] Bones
.......... Tower”), and you’re also forgiven for not knowing this word, it is the storage towers for
.......... human bones and ashes common in Taiwan but not in the West), that is, essentially, a
.......... downtown cemetery, which presumably Shandao Temple found more profitable in this
.......... area of predominantly government offices and shops.
BL14 Zhongxiao Xinsheng
............ Located at the junction of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Xinsheng South Rd.
BL15 Zhongxiao Fuxing
............ Located at the junction of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Fuxing South Rd.
BL16 Zhongxiao Dunhua
............ Located at the junction of Zhongxiao East Rd. and Dunhua South Rd.
BL17 S.Y.S. Memorial Hall (國父紀念館)
.......... Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Station ( 國父紀念館; lit. "Father of the Nation Memorial
.......... Hall"; Mdn: Guofu Jinianguan) is located on Zhongxiao (忠孝; lit. "Loyalty [&] Filial
.......... Piety") East Rd. Sec 4, at the border of Taipei's Xinyi and Daan districts.
.......... It is named after the nearby Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.
BL18 Taipei City Hall
BL19 Yongchun
BL20 Houshanpi
BL21 Kunyang
BL22 Nangang
BL23 Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center (南港展覽館)